Eight people have allegedly been forcibly disappeared from Chagai, Quetta and Karachi, while four people who were previously subjected to alleged enforced disappearance in Quetta have been recovered and returned home.
According to the sources, in Chagai, two young men, 22-year-old farmer Syed Nizam Shah, son of Syed Ghayas, and 18-year-old shopkeeper Azhar-ul-Haq, son of Abdul Hakeem, were detained by Frontier Corps (FC) personnel from their homes in Killi Syed Qadir at approximately 3:00 a.m. on 4 August 2026. Both have remained missing since their detention.
In a separate incident in Karachi, five men were allegedly detained from their homes in Tikri Village, Maripur, by personnel from the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), police and Rangers on 16 August 2026. The missing men have been identified as 30-year-old fisherman Aamir, son of Ahmed; 25-year-old laborer Dost Mohammad, son of Qasim; 20-year-old fisherman Mohammad Khalid, son of Mohammad Shafi; 20-year-old student Shahbaz Ahmed, son of Niaz Ahmed; and 25-year-old fisherman Sakhi, son of Karim Dad.
Sources stated that Aamir and Sakhi were taken from their homes at approximately 2:00 a.m., while Dost Mohammad, Mohammad Khalid and Shahbaz Ahmed were detained at around 7:30 p.m. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
Meanwhile, four people who had previously been allegedly forcibly disappeared from Quetta have been recovered and returned home.
Safiullah Baloch, son of Mehrullah Baloch, and Mudassir Baloch, son of Sher Dil Baloch, were allegedly forcibly disappeared from Sariab Road, Quetta, on 24 July 2026. Both were recovered from Quetta on 13 August 2026.
In another case, Asif Ali, son of Ahmed Raza, who was reportedly forcibly disappeared from Killi Shaheed Haji Ramzan, Jabal Noor Bypass, Quetta, on 1 August 2026, was recovered in Quetta on 17 August 2026.
Meanwhile, Rizwana, daughter of Gul Jan, a 16-year-old first-year college student and resident of Mastung, was allegedly detained by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel from Samungli Road, Quetta, on 28 June 2026. She was subsequently taken to an undisclosed location and remained out of public view.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) announced Rizwana’s return on 11 August.
Sources and rights activists stated that dozens of Baloch women in Balochistan and Karachi have been reported missing after alleged detentions by Pakistani forces, with several cases remaining unresolved. They further noted that, in some instances, authorities have subsequently acknowledged holding women who had previously been reported missing and later presented them at press conferences, where allegations of links to Baloch armed groups were made.
Human rights groups and political organisations in Balochistan have repeatedly called for individuals reported missing to be produced before courts and granted due process if there are any charges against them. International rights organisations have also raised concerns over enforced disappearance cases in the region and have urged authorities to ensure that detainees are afforded legal protections under the law.
Pakistani authorities have not publicly commented on the latest cases.